• Black Friday 2009
Weekend retail sales figures: $20.5B

New weekend shopping figures offered more evidence Wednesday confirming stores' modest start to the holiday shopping season. Online sales held up more

Cyber Monday deals: Stores to shop

If you didn't get all you were looking or hoping for on Black Friday, have no fear -- Monday is Cyber Monday, which means that plenty of deals are to be found

Online retailers rev up deals

Retail Web sites kept amping up the deals Monday, the first day after the Thanksgiving holiday, to try to maintain the long weekend's strong online sales.

Online sales see big holiday boost

After shoppers gave retailers a somewhat encouraging start to the holiday shopping season, stores now turn their attention to Cyber Monday and bringing back

Give coats to needy - and don't buy

Many residents helped to warm up their neighborhoods with the annual "Warm Heart, Buy Nothing" coat program in Pawtucket Friday.

Bargain hunters swarm Warwick Mall
Local shoppers line up for Black Friday

Many shoppers spent late Thursday night and early Friday morning camped outside stores, ready to pounce on Black Friday deals.

Holiday Web shopping looks brighter

Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season — even as traditional retailers

Robotic hamsters unlikely holiday craze

When Lori Fowlkes first saw robotic Zhu Zhu Pets toy hamsters in September, she remembers her kids started jumping up and down and saying "Please! Please! Can

Black Friday boom or bust?

While people are getting ready to feast on turkey and apple pie.Malls and stores are getting ready for Black Friday. So what can stores expect this shopping

Black Friday deals: Best online tools

So you want to brave the crowds and cold to get the best deals on Black Friday? If you're wondering who has the best deals on what, here are a few online tools

Black Friday deal savers revealed

Black Friday is just around the corner and Eyewitness News is your source to find the best deals in town and online.

Poll: Fewer turkey naps on Thursday

Eating turkey might make you sleepy, but most Americans are not napping on Thanksgiving, according to a recent survey. Instead, they are sleeping in the next

Mad rush: Crowd panic warning signs

Walmart has taken measures in response to the trampling death of an employee last year. But why does crowd panic happen in the first place? And what can you do

Black Friday parking discount in Prov

The stores won't be the only place to find discounts this weekend. In order to accomodate Black Friday shoppers, the Rhode Island Convention Center is offering

Countdown is on until Black Friday

Let the games begin! In three days Black Friday will be here. For some, it's just another day. But for others, it's a day of bargain shopping and crowd

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